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Amnesty International urges countries to do away with death penalty
The London-based international human rights organisation, Amnesty International, says while it welcomes a “significant reduction” in the application of the use of the death penalty in the English-speaking Caribbean in recent years, it is urging all regional countries to abolish it. “As the English-speaking Caribbean marks its first decade as an execution-free region, Amnesty International…
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Mariah Carey makes pit stop in St Maarten
Mariah Carey was spotted on the tarmac of the Princess Juliana Airport during a pit stop in St. Maarten. The superstar was on her way to Nikki Beach in St. Barts. In 2016, Carey’s planned wedding to James Packer in Barbuda was off.
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Missing Girl: Stephney Hughes
Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating 14-year-old Stephney Hughes of Green Bay. Hughes was last seen on Monday, December 31 when she left home about 9 p.m. She is brown in complexion, about 5ft 5ins in height and slim build. Police say several attempts were made to locate without success. Anyone with information…
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APUA to invest EC$80 million in its own sub-sea cable
The Antigua Public Utilities Authority is expected to invest $80 million in its own sub-sea cable, Prime Minister Gaston Browne has announced. Browne said high-speed broadband is essential to provide wide enough bandwidth to facilitate all the modern industries that now operate globally on the Internet. “That is why in 2019, APUA will invest $80…
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Gov’t scraps end-of-year news conference
For the first time since becoming Prime Minister, members of the media and the public will not have the chance to question Gaston Browne on some of his government’s initiatives. This as Browne will not hold the annual end-of-year Cabinet news conference, Chief of Staff Lionel Max Hurst has confirmed. When asked whether the event…
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Police investigating stabbing incident in Old Road
Police are investigating a stabbing incident in the Old Road community. Police said they were called to the area during Jouvert celebrations. On arrival, they found the victim, a young man known as Judah, suffering from stab wounds to his eye and chest. The man, who was reportedly stabbed while liming with friends, is in the…
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Prime Minister’s 2019 New Year’s Day Speech
Fellow Citizens and Residents of Antigua and Barbuda, I wish you a happy, healthy and most prosperous new year. As the sun sets on the old year and rises on the new, we in Antigua and Barbuda know well, that the people of the world are living in perilous times. We have only to turn…
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Choksi gets January court date in Antigua
In just about three weeks, diamond dealing billionaire Mehul Choksi will know whether the court in Antigua and Barbuda will permit him to introduce his expert witness to challenge the validity of an extradition request from his native India, where he is accused of fraud. Choksi’s lawyer Dr. David Dorsett confirmed that the hearing is…